Stephen (Penguin Monarchs): The Reign of Anarchy (Penguin Monarchs)

by Carl Watkins

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'Stephen risked being seen as a man who never quite transcended the essential flawed-ness of his claim to be king. His actions betrayed uneasiness in his new skin'

Remembered as a time in which 'Christ and his saints slept', Stephen's troubled reign plunged England into anarchy. Without clear rules of succession in the Norman monarchy, conflict within William the Conqueror's family was inevitable. But, as this resonant portrait shows, there was another problem too: Stephen himself, unable to make good the transition from nobleman to king.

  • ISBN10 0141989874
  • ISBN13 9780141989877
  • Publish Date 25 April 2019 (first published 27 August 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd